From public executions to ‘traitor’ notices: North Korea escapees describe horrors of Covid-era repression
Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country ...
AFP on MSN4d
North Korea halts tours to border city near China: travel agencies
North Korea has halted international trips to a city near its border with China, travel agencies said on Wednesday, abruptly ...
Daily NK4d
China continues crackdown on N. Korean workers despite signs of warming relations
Beijing has yet to halt its crackdown on North Korean workers in China or bilateral trade with Pyongyang, Daily NK has ...
Foreign Affairs18d
China Doesn’t Want to Lead an Axis
China and Russia’s 2022 proclamation of a “no limits” partnership with “no ‘forbidden’ areas” has had a far-reaching effect.
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN5d
China agency opens Pyongyang marathon bookings, signals North Korea’s tourism is back in the race
A China-based tour agency has begun taking bookings for an international marathon in Pyongyang next month, marking the latest ...
CNA9d
North Korea reopens to tourists after 5 years, but Pyongyang remains closed
Beijing-based tour operators are the first to lead groups into the reclusive nation’s Rason Special Economic Zone, which borders Russia and China.
Ukraine Official Responds to Reports China May Join Russia's War
"China is very careful. They're very cautious," Oleksandr Merezhko, head of Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Committee, told ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN5d
China-based tour agency starts bookings for Pyongyang marathon next month
A China-based tour agency has begun taking bookings for an international marathon in Pyongyang next month, marking the latest ...
North Korea halts tourism visits with no reason cited
North Korean officials have suspended foreign tourism visits to the insular nation about a month after lifting restrictions ...
War on the Rocks18d
China’s Ties with North Korea Are in a Ditch, and Therein Lies Opportunity
One year ago, experts had many reasons to think China and North Korea would become closer than ever before. But that’s not what happened. Instead, Beijing and Pyongyang have become distinctly ...